The official procurement source and tender documents remain authoritative.

Official source

Original official titleRequest for Tenders (RFT) for the Supply and delivery of Barista related equipment and supplies to the Irish Prison Service in two lots.
Source languageEnglish
BuyerIrish Prison Service
CountryIreland
IdentifierresourceId 9016540
ProcedureOpen
Deadline20 October 2026, 13:00 Europe/Dublin
ValueEUR 600,000

Boundary

EUR 600,000 is the official estimated procedure value, not a per-lot allocation, guaranteed expenditure, award value or supplier revenue. No per-lot value is inferred. This procurement does not prove supplier appointment, contract award, delivery, installation, operational use or realised outcomes.

Official source ↗

Verified opportunity overview

The Irish Prison Service is procuring barista-related equipment and supplies in two lots, including equipment supply, delivery and installation. The official procurement workspace remains the controlling source for supplier decisions and current documents.

Current status and key dates

The opportunity lifecycle is open. The controlling submission deadline is 20 October 2026, 13:00 Europe/Dublin; status must be reopened before any later publication or supplier action.

Scope and deliverables

The Supply and delivery of Barista related equipment and supplies to the Irish Prison Service in two lots: Lot 1 – Supply, delivery, and installation of Barista related equipment. Lot 2 – Supply and delivery of Barista related beverage supplies. This description is deliberately bounded to what the official public workspace states and does not extend unstated deliverables.

Lots and contract structure

The official workspace states 2 named lots: Lot 1: Supply, delivery, and installation of Barista related equipment to the Irish Prison Service; Lot 2: Supply and delivery of Barista related beverage supplies to the Irish Prison Service. Tenderers may bid for a maximum of 2 lots. Lot structure is reported only to the extent explicitly stated by the official source.

Supplier requirements

Refer to the current official procurement documents. Suppliers must use the official documents rather than this research brief to determine eligibility and compliance.

Submission and award method

The official procedure is Open. The submission deadline is 20 October 2026, 13:00 Europe/Dublin. The evaluation mechanism is Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT). The workspace identifies directive 2014/24/EU (Classic). The workspace marks the procurement as above threshold. The clarification deadline is 9 October 2026, 13:00 Europe/Dublin. Tender opening is stated as 20 October 2026, 13:30 Europe/Dublin. An online expression of interest is required. Multiple tenders are accepted. Tender validity is 12 months. A tenderer may bid for at most 2 lots. These are current official submission mechanics; the procurement documents remain authoritative for response forms and eligibility.

Value explanation

The displayed value is EUR 600,000. An estimate is not guaranteed expenditure, supplier revenue, call-off volume or realised award value.

Amendments and status history

The public workspace should be checked for later clarifications, deadline changes, document replacements, cancellations, awards and other status notices before acting.

Supplier relevance

Relevant to commercial coffee and catering-equipment suppliers able to supply and deliver barista-related equipment and consumables to the Irish Prison Service under official eTenders resource 9016540. Relevance does not establish eligibility, capacity, selection or likely award for any specific supplier.

Procurement data limitations and missing details

EUR 600,000 is the official estimated procedure value, not a per-lot allocation, guaranteed expenditure, award value or supplier revenue. No per-lot value is inferred. This procurement does not prove supplier appointment, contract award, delivery, installation, operational use or realised outcomes. Missing facts are preserved as unknowns and are not inferred from comparable procurements, market prices or supplier assumptions.

Official sources and verification history

Primary evidence is the official procurement source at https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=9016540, checked on 12 September 2026. The current official documents remain authoritative.